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Bringing the Marauder’s Map to Life at TechCrunch Disrupt
InsightsJan 18, 2017

Bringing the Marauder’s Map to Life at TechCrunch Disrupt

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was the name of the game for this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in London. Well…at least for us! We partnered with our good friends over at Mapbox and IBM Watson to host a Build a Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map-inspired App using PubNub BLOCKS...
Todd Greene
Todd Greene
Managing Big Data in Real time
InsightsJan 9, 2017

Managing Big Data in Real time

In her keynote from Stream Conf 2016, Kira Makagon, EVP of Innovation at RingCentral, talks how her company captures, examines and uses the information produced across their communication network, and how this is just one part of a larger trend towards harnessing big data.

Developer Relations Team
Developer Relations Team
The Connected Car Security Problem No One is Talks About
InsightsDec 16, 2016

The Connected Car Security Problem No One is Talks About

Matthew Young is a Boston based freelance writer. As an aspiring automotive journalist looking to make a name for himself in the industry, he is passionate about covering anything on four wheels. When Matthew is not busy writing about cars or new emerging tech, he usually spends time fiddling with his...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Real-time Data Streaming is Changing Everything
InsightsNov 21, 2016

Real-time Data Streaming is Changing Everything

Data Streams are changing everything. The power to stream data at real-time speed, to anywhere on Earth, has become a staple of applications for every industry, and has found itself a fundamental feature for end users. As a result, we’re rethinking how we architect and build software and hardware, and...
Developer Relations Team
Developer Relations Team
Important Lessons from Twitter’s Early Bird Camp – Part 1
InsightsJul 6, 2016

Important Lessons from Twitter’s Early Bird Camp – Part 1

“I’m setting you up to be dangerous,” declared Bear Douglas, a Twitter developer advocate who was the Android instructor for sixteen rising college juniors as part of Twitter’s inaugural Early Bird Camp. I had heard of her only weeks before from Tomomi, who knew her from events and meetups like...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Getting started with IoT in Real time
InsightsMay 10, 2016

Getting started with IoT in Real time

In the previous article, I broke IoT down to simpler components like software, hardware and network, and went on to categorize the pain points in IoT. Moving forward, I will show you how to overcome these challenges when building a real-time IoT application. Whether you are building a home automation...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Why you Need a Data Stream Network for Internet of Things
InsightsMay 3, 2016

Why you Need a Data Stream Network for Internet of Things

As hardware gets cheaper and devices get smarter, the world moves towards being always-on and forever connected. This means that more and more data is constantly being sent and received. Traditionally it was only mobile phones, computers, and servers talking to each other, but nowadays, that list...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Graph Your Data in Real time Charts with EON Chart Builder
InsightsMay 2, 2016

Graph Your Data in Real time Charts with EON Chart Builder

Create real-time graphs without code! With PubNub’s Project EON you can create real-time graphs that update when you publish data over PubNub. EON works with any of the 70+ SDKs available. Check out our libraries for Javascript, Python, Ruby, and Arduino. If you need help getting started with EON, check...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Introduction to Weather STEM with Ionic
InsightsMar 10, 2016

Introduction to Weather STEM with Ionic

As part of our new AngularJS series, we invited Katie Ginder-Vogel from Ionic to tell us about some of the cool things people have built with Ionic. Ionic is an open source mobile platform built on AngularJS, with a rich ecosystem of tools to help you quickly build and ship quality mobile apps.  –...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll